Originally posted by DrKFIt took 5 1/2 years after the murder for an inquiry to be convened.
Nobody wants to look foolish by suggesting things haven't been published when they have:
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc1012/hc09/0947/0947.pdf
It took 6 1/2 years for the inquiry to produce a report, including almost two years to write it after hearings and evidence were closed.
Result: Some things were done wrong, but we've fixed everything about the police in the ACLE so no need for any recommendations. Sure, maybe some "rogues" in the police or security apparatus might have leaked some info to the Red Hand Defenders or even assisted them directly, but hey what can ya do?
No one has ever been prosecuted for Rosemary Nelson's murder (which happened AFTER Good Friday). I suspect no one ever will.
Brit "justice" marches on.
Originally posted by no1marauder🙂
It took 5 1/2 years after the murder for an inquiry to be convened.
It took 6 1/2 years for the inquiry to produce a report, including almost two years to write it after hearings and evidence were closed.
Result: Some things were done wrong, but we've fixed everything about the police in the ACLE so no need for any recommend ...[text shortened]... AFTER Good Friday). I suspect no one ever will.
Brit "justice" marches on.
Originally posted by deriver69Republicans in the ACLE know that they will get no justice from the Brits. It's up to them to defend themselves from the Brit army, security forces, police and Loyalist militias which are, in truth, adjuncts of the above:
It is a real shame is that noone has faced trial for the murder. I tend to agree with the labour opposition that the findings seem disturbing (although the labour party were the party of government at the time - are they claiming their share of responsibility).
This north Belfast loyalist is not, however, the only one with links to RUC Special Branch, MI5 or British military intelligence. Within the West Belfast UDA – which at the time was more or less under Adair's control – there were at least 22 loyalist terrorists working for one branch or other of the security apparatus. A number of key figures inside the LVF in Lurgan and Portadown were also being run as agents.
One of the key questions the Nelson Inquiry had to ask was why the RUC Special Branch, the security services or military intelligence knew nothing of the murder plot, when they had so many informers in place, some of whom must have had some knowledge of the plans to kill the lawyer
The controversy is compounded by the fact that on the night the bomb was planted underneath Nelson's silver BMW, Special Branch was running a secret surveillance operation in Lurgan. Codenamed 'Operation Fagotto', an officer who used the cipher B529 told one of the hearings during the Nelson inquiry that a surveillance unit "made a pass'' of her home on the Sunday night before she was killed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/23/rosemary-nelson-state-agents
Of course, the UK has already been found to have violated Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Finucane case. Patrick Finucane was another lawyer in the ACLE who had the temerity to defend some Republican clients. The European Court of Human Rights found:
The police investigation into the murder had been started immediately and had involved the necessary steps to secure evidence. However, it had been conducted by officers who were part of the police force suspected by the applicant of making death threats against her husband. There had therefore been a lack of independence, which raised serious doubts as to the thoroughness or effectiveness with which the possibility of collusion had been pursued.
The inquest had not involved any inquiry into the allegations of collusion and the applicant had been refused permission to make a statement about the alleged threats to her husband. The inquest had therefore failed to address serious and legitimate concerns and could not be regarded as having constituted an effective investigation.
Of the three inquiries, it was not apparent that the first two had been concerned with investigating the death of the applicant's husband with a view to bringing a prosecution and, in any event, the reports had not been made public, so the necessary elements of public scrutiny and involvement of the family were missing. While the third inquiry was specifically concerned with the murder, the Government admitted that, taking place some 10 years after the event, it could not be regarded as having been carried out promptly and expeditiously. Moreover, it was not apparent to what extent the report itself would be made public.
The Director of Public Prosecutions was not required to give reasons for his decisions not to prosecute and there was no possibility in Northern Ireland to challenge such decisions by way of judicial review. No reasons had been given for the decisions not to prosecute in the present case and no information had been provided to reassure the applicant and the public that the rule of law had been respected.
In conclusion, there had been a failure to provide a prompt and effective investigation into the allegations of collusion by security personnel.
http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/pf/echrpress0307.html
There still hasn't been any independent investigation "into the allegations of collusion by security personnel" in Finucane's murder. Brit "justice".
I see this is going to descend into another thread where "Brit" is used as an insult. Actually European Human Rights decisions are part of "Brit" justice. It is enshrined into "Brit" law so that "Brit" Justice has a check and that anyone not satisfied with "Brit" justice has the means to appeal.
At least in the Nelson inquiry the issue of collusion was looked into.